migrate
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greɪt verb (used without object), mi·grat·ed, mi·grat·ing.
1.
to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate. Antonyms: remain.
2.
to pass periodically from one region or climate to another, as certain birds, fishes, and animals: The birds migrate southward in the winter.
3.
to shift, as from one system, mode of operation, or enterprise to another.
4.
Physiology. (of a cell, tissue, etc.) to move from one region of the body to another, as in embryonic development.
5.
Chemistry.
a.
(of ions) to move toward an electrode during electrolysis.
b.
(of atoms within a molecule) to change position.
Origin:
1690–1700; < Latin migrātus (past participle of migrāre to move from place to place, change position or abode), equivalent to migrā- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix
1690–1700; < Latin migrātus (past participle of migrāre to move from place to place, change position or abode), equivalent to migrā- verb stem + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
mi·gra·tor, noun
in·ter·mi·grate, verb (used without object), in·ter·mi·grat·ed, in·ter·mi·grat·ing.
non·mi·grat·ing, adjective, noun
re·mi·grate, verb (used without object), re·mi·grat·ed, re·mi·grat·ing.
un·mi·grat·ing, adjective
Synonym Study
1. Migrate, emigrate, immigrate are used of changing one's abode from one country or part of a country to another. To migrate is to make such a move either once or repeatedly: to migrate from Ireland to the United States. To emigrate is to leave a country, usually one's own (and take up residence in another): Each year many people emigrate from Europe. To immigrate is to enter and settle in a country not one's own: There are many inducements to immigrate to South America. Migrate is applied both to people or to animals that move from one region to another, especially periodically; the other terms are generally applied to movements of people.
1. Migrate, emigrate, immigrate are used of changing one's abode from one country or part of a country to another. To migrate is to make such a move either once or repeatedly: to migrate from Ireland to the United States. To emigrate is to leave a country, usually one's own (and take up residence in another): Each year many people emigrate from Europe. To immigrate is to enter and settle in a country not one's own: There are many inducements to immigrate to South America. Migrate is applied both to people or to animals that move from one region to another, especially periodically; the other terms are generally applied to movements of people.
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migrate (maɪˈɡreɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to go from one region, country, or place of abode to settle in another, esp in a foreign country |
| 2. | (of birds, fishes, etc) to journey between different areas at specific times of the year |
| [C17: from Latin migrāre to change one's abode] | |
| mi'grator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
migrate
1690s, from L. migratus, pp. of migrare (see migration). Related: Migrated; migrating.
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Example sentences
But after a while things need to migrate to the public domain.
Warming temperatures, he says, are forcing animals to migrate north out of their habitats.
During this time, wildlife viewing is optimal as larger animals migrate at the changing of the seasons.
Such hybrids can combine white blood cells' natural ability to migrate with cancer's proclivity for uncontrolled cell division.
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